monkey lips
The English word “monkey lips” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- An anatomical structure in the heads of certain cetaceans involved in the production of clicks and other sounds.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see monkey, lip.
Etymology
Compare French museau de singe (literally “monkey’s snout”).
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